| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSMBE | Gas Source Molecular-beam Epitaxy |
| SILC | Stress-induced Leakage Current |
| MESFET | Metal Semiconductor Field-effect Transistor |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| MAPS | Measurement Of Air Pollution From Satellites |
| FUGH | FREEON Unitary Group Formulation (of Hartree-Fock Theory) |
| CMA | Chemical Manufacturers Association |
| QFDFT | Quantum-fluid Density-functional Theory |
| APSIS | Athenian Photochem. Smog Intercomparison Of Simulations |
| NPV | Net Present Value {economics} |